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Cast
Frank Finlay
as Commissaris Simon "Piet" van der Valk
Andrée Champeaux
as Mrs Barkhuis
Odile Versois
as Miss Lindberg
Hans Christian Blech
as Berenson
Jacques Monod
as The Mayor
Danièle Girard
as The Mayor's wife
Vernon Dobtcheff
as Reinders
Eva Simonet
as Betty Reinders
Dominique MacAvoy
as Betty Reinders's sister
Françoise Prévost
as Arlette van der Valk
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1975
Runtime—
LanguageFrench
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Mystery, Thriller
Votes1
DirectorMarcel Cravenne
WritersRobert Muller, Robert Scipio
TypeFeature Film
Rating10.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsVan der Valk and the Scapegoat
About Van der Valk and the Scapegoat
A flurry of anonymous letters and two suicides leads Inspector Van der Valk to a mission in Drente where small-town hysteria may just lead to one of the century's most wanted criminals.
Directed by Marcel Cravenne, Van der Valk and the Scapegoat leans on a strong ensemble — Frank Finlay, Andrée Champeaux, Odile Versois — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1975.
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